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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 24;9(1):133-136.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3482. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Unusual clinical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient with corticosteroid-induced immunosuppression

Maryam Mahdavi  1 , Reihaneh Aryan  1 , Yalda Nahidi  1 , Mehrdad Teimoorian  2 , Vahid Mashayekhi  1
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Case Reports

Unusual clinical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient with corticosteroid-induced immunosuppression

Maryam Mahdavi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Clinicians should always consider rare, atypical, and opportunistic infections in patients undergoing long-term systemic corticosteroid therapy. Diagnosis needs further evaluations and special consideration.

Keywords: cutaneous leishmaniasis; disseminated; immunosuppression; recurrence; systemic corticosteroids.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Erythematous and indurated lesions with thick hyperkeratotic crusts before treatment (A) and after 28 d of treatment with glucantime (B)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Cutaneous lesions on patient's torso before treatment (C) and after 28 d of treatment with glucantime (D)
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Hematoxylin and eosin stain showing dense lymphohistiocytic infiltrates in dermal layer and histiocytes with foamy cytoplasm and numerous leishman bodies
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